How Online Comments Can Get You Sued

12/13/2012 3:33PM

As more people rely on review sites to make decisions about where to eat and who to hire, businesses have grown more aggressive in their response to harsh comments. Quentin Fottrell discusses on digits. Photo: AP.

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